"Extortion
17" was the call sign for the Chinook helicopter full of 38 brave military
personnel (including 17 Navy SEALS from Team 6) that was shot down August 6,
2011, in the Tanji Valley of Afghanistan. This tragedy occurred a few
short months after Osama Bin Laden was killed (May 2) by members of SEAL Team
6.
No
doubt, you remember hearing that horrifying news. But what have we heard since?
Nothing, until last Thursday, when parents of three lost SEALs and one
Army National Guardsman spoke at the National Press Club and pleaded for an
investigation into what went wrong. They were joined by retired,
high-ranking military officers who expressed grave concern about what is
happening within the military's ranks.
This
press conference came a day after the Benghazi hearings. I
watched both in their entirety, and wept over the stories of heroism, duty and
honor .... and unanswered questions.
Below
you'll find links to the press release announcing the SEAL families' press
conference, and to articles about the conference which I believe fairly capture
the essence of those 3 hours. (The last link is to a story published
right after the helicopter crash happened, based on official reports at the
time.)
The
families spoke convincingly about research they have done to learn the truth
about what breakdowns in procedure apparently occurred. And they accused,
sometimes by name, high ranking members of the military for lying to them.
Possibly
most disturbing, we learned that the 7 Afghans listed on the helicopter manifest
who were supposed to be flying with our troops, were pulled off the flight at
the last minute, but the manifest was never changed. The implication
is that these Afghanis may have fed intelligence to the enemy about the
Chinook's flight plans, and that our troops were purposely sent to their deaths
in retaliation for the killing of Bin Laden. (You'll hear more about that
by listening to the press conference.)
Two
members of Congress attended the press conference (Rep. Louis Gomert and Rep.
Michelle Bachman), and they are working with colleagues to demand an
investigation into what happened to Extortion 17. In addition, Freedom
Watch is preparing a lawsuit, which we will hear more about in the near future.
Friends,
I plead with you to watch the video of the press conference. It is
gut-wrenching, it is heart-breaking. But this is a story that must be
told and investigated. It is unfathomable that brave members of our
military would be sent to their death with malice of forethought. And
this is exactly what some are charging about Benghazi. The fog
will lift, when the public's outcry demands it.
The
press conference can be seen within the Canada Free Press article.
There are some pre-conference interviews.
The conference itself starts at the 9 minute, 27 second
mark.
Whistleblowers -
Navy SEAL Extortion 17 EXPOSED - Obama Failures
(Washington,
D.C.). Three families of Navy SEAL Team VI special forces servicemen, along
with one family of an Army National Guardsman, will appear at a press
conference on May 9, 2013, to disclose never before revealed information about
how and why their sons along with 26 others died in a fatal helicopter crash in
Afghanistan on August 6, 2011, just a few months after the successful raid on
the compound of Osama Bin Laden that resulted in the master terrorist's death.
Accompanying
the families of these dead Navy SEAL Team VI special operations servicemen will
be retired military experts verifying their accounts of how and why the
government is as much responsible for the deaths of their sons as is the
Taliban.
The areas of inquiry at the press conference will
include but not be limited to:
1.
How President Obama and Vice President Biden, having disclosed on May 4, 2011,
that Navy Seal Team VI carried out the successful raid on Bin Laden’s compound
resulting in the master terrorist’s death, put a retaliatory target on the
backs of the fallen heroes.
2.
How and why high-level military officials sent these Navy SEAL Team VI heroes
into battle without special operations aviation and proper air support.
3. How and why middle-level military brass carries out too many ill-prepared
missions to boost their standing with top-level military brass and the
Commander-in-Chief in order that they can be promoted.
4. How the military restricts special operations servicemen and others from
engaging in timely return fire when fired upon by the Taliban and other
terrorist groups and interests, thus jeopardizing the servicemen’s lives.
5. How and why the denial of requested pre-assault fire may have contributed to
the shoot down of the Navy SEAL Team VI helicopter and the death of these
special operations servicemen.
6. How Afghani forces accompanying the Navy SEAL Team VI servicemen on the
helicopter were not properly vetted and how they possibly disclosed classified
information to the Taliban about the mission, resulting in the shoot down of
the helicopter.
7. How military brass, while prohibiting any mention of a Judeo-Christian
God, invited a Muslim cleric to the funeral for the fallen Navy SEAL Team VI
heroes who disparaged in Arabic the memory of these servicemen by damning them
as infidels to Allah. A video of the Muslim cleric’s “prayer” will be shown
with a certified translation. Watch the video:http://youtu.be/G968rxOjiMs
Labels: afghanistan, chinook, DEVGRU, Freedom Watch, Navy Seals, SEAL Team 6, taliban, The Blaze
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